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Locket.

No. 238,054. V Pateljte d Feb.'22, 188i.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR N-PETERS, PHOTOI-LII'HOGRAFHERI. WASHINGTON. D. C.

ATTORNEY I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ROTHSCHILD, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,054, dated February22, 1881.

Application filed June 2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RoTHsoEILn, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lockets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in the construction oflockets for watch and other chains, so that the same can be opened withgreat facility by a simple pressure on a push-button; and it consists ofa locket the sections of which are connected by a spring-acted hinge,onesection being locked by means of a projecting spring-snap, and by asliding and spring-pressed push-button to the other section.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of myimproved locket in closed position. Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesection of the same on line w 00, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a top view,partly in section, of the locket shown as opened.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A and B in the drawings represent the two sections of my improvedlocket, which sections are hinged together at theirlower parts, actedupon by a spring, a, in the nature of a watchcase spring, which issecured to section A, a projecting stud, a, passing through a slot inthe rim 8 of the section A, and pressing upon a small stud, a at theinside of the other section B. By this arrangement the spring a isWholly concealed, a small projection on the spring only being visible.When the locket is unlocked the spring pressing on the stud a forces thelatter out of the slot and throws back the section A.

The hinged and spring-pressed section B is locked to the section A bymeans of a springpressed catch, 1), which projects through an opening inthe rim of the section. The spring of the catch is secured below the rimand concealed by the flange t, so that only the catch is exposed.

Section Ais provided with a guided push-button, d, which is pressed inupward direction,

(ModeL) so as to avoid striking the catch b by a spring, 11, of the samenature as those employed for the catch and hinge, said spring beingconcealed by the rim 8. I

The spring-catch b of the hinged locketsection Benters an opening, u, inthe flange to, directly below the tube 01", guidingthe push button 01,and holds thereby the section B in closed position on section A until,by pushing down the button, the catch is forced down flush with theflange of section B, so that it clears the lower edge of the flange w ofsection A, when the spring a throws instantly the section Binto openposition. (Shown in Fig.3.)

The suspension-rim g c is secured to the guidetube 01 and the button 01occupies a position within said ring. By this construction the locketcan be opened by pressing on the button 61 within the ring, no springsare exposed, and the neat finish of the locket is preserved.

Without claiming, broadly, a locket provided with an openin g-sprin g orwith a springcatch,

I claim 1. The combination, in a locket, oi'the flanged sections havinginner rims, the spring-catch b projecting through the flange of thesection B and arranged to [it a recess, u, in the flange of the sectionA, and a guide-tube, d retaining the suspension-ring, and a push-button,01, hearing on a spring concealed by the flange of the section Aandarranged to throw the catch below the flange w, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the flanged sec t-ious A B of a locket, of aspring, a,concealed by the rim 8, and provided with a pin projectingthrough an openin gin said rim,and astud, a arranged on the oppositesection to force in the pin, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention [have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 25th day of May,

JAMES ROTHSGHILD. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARP.

